2017

Membership milestone

200,000 people around the world are ACCA members and celebrate at events around the world

2016

2016 Opportunity

Expanding opportunities for our members

We form a strategic alliance with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)

2016 Accountability

Delivering flexibility for students and employers

We've doubled the number of exam sessions we run. Now our students can choose from four exam sessions per year.

2015

2015 Opportunity

Access accountancy with ACCA-X

We make a career in accountancy even more accessible by launching ACCA-X - a combination of free and affordable digital courses leading to our professional qualification.

2015 Innovation

World first with University of London

Our ground-breaking partnership with the University of London means that we're the first accountancy body to join with a university to enable students worldwide to gain a Master's degree and a professional accountancy qualification at the same time.

2014

2014 Opportunity

Our first MOOC launches

In partnership with the University of Exeter we developed Discovering Business in Society.

2014 Integrity

World first in integrated reporting exams

We're the first accountancy body to examine integrated reporting throughout our professional level exams.

2013

2013 Opportunity

New strategic partnership

We form a global strategic partnership with the Institute of Management Accountants.

2002

Get connected

2001

Degrees of membership

Following the success of our BSc, we launch an exclusive MBA programme with Oxford Brookes University for our members.

1999

1999 Innovation

Maximising opportunities for students

With Oxford Brookes University, we launch a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting. This means that our students can gain a degree and a professional qualification at the same time - it's a first in the market and now the largest undergraduate accounting programme in the world.

1997

1997 Opportunity

Technically speaking

Technician-level qualifications are part of our range of qualifications for the first time as we introduce the Certified Accounting Technician qualification (CAT).

1996

1996 Innovation

Growing the profession

Membership reaches 50,000 and nearly 130,000 students.

1996 Accountability

Setting the standard

Our new syllabus is launched, based on international accounting standards - a first in the profession.

1995

1995 Innovation

Going online

www.accaglobal.com is launched. Now that we have a web presence, development starts on a comprehensive suite of e-business services.

1993

1993 Innovation

A woman's place in the boardroom

Anthea Rose becomes our first female chief executive.

1991

1991 Innovation

Going green

We introduce an environmental reporting awards scheme, and it's the first of its kind.

1988

1988 Opportunity

Eastern opportunities

We begin market development in mainland China.

1986

1986 Integrity

Statutory recognition

In the UK, we become recognised under the Financial Services Act.

1982

1982 Opportunity

Growing the profession

We now have 25,000 members.

1980

1980 Innovation

Madam president

Vera di Palma becomes our first female president - and also the first female president of any international accountancy body - when she takes office.

1980 Opportunity

Behind the Iron Curtain

We begin to explore opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, helping to develop the profession in former Soviet states and in the Russian Federation.

1974

1974 Integrity

Royal recognition of excellence

We receive our UK Royal Charter.

1965

1965 Opportunity

Growing our presence in the Caribbean

A joint examination scheme is established in Jamaica, leading to partnerships with many bodies in the Caribbean.